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Game Notes: Cowgirls Continue Midweek Action at Tulsa
March 19, 2018 | Cowgirl Softball
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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State softball squad continues its stretch of midweek action with a trip to Tulsa on Wednesday, as the Cowgirls face their in-state rivals in the first half of the 2018 home-and-home series between the two programs. OSU is currently riding a 12-game winning streak, which is tied for the team's longest since a 12-game run in March 2013.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 24 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 and is No. 25 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll this week. It is the seventh consecutive week that OSU has held a spot in at least one of the national polls, dating back to last year's end-of-season rankings.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State enters the 2018 season with a genuine buzz surrounding the program. Much of that has to do with a highly-successful first two years under head coach Kenny Gajewski, as well as a large crop of returning and new talent among the squad this season.
OSU was one of the best teams in the nation at getting on base last season, doing so at a .396 clip. That trend figures to remain a fixture of the team's success in 2018, as much of last year's core returns in this season's lineup. Senior Vanessa Shippy, who owns OSU's career on-base percentage record (.502), will lead the line once again as she looks to cement her place among the all-time great Cowgirls.
Along with Shippy, Oklahoma State's lineup will feature stars like Taylor Lynch, Madi Sue Montgomery, Randee O'Donnell and a host of other top-notch competitors. Among the 13 returners this year, OSU brings more than 75 percent of its total number of at-bats from a season ago (1,219-1,592 AB). That percentage grows when you look strictly at the number of hits that still reside in Stillwater from a season ago (77 pct./355-458 H).
The Cowgirl defense and pitching staff also looks to be improved in 2018. With seven of the eight every-day position starters returning to the field this year, along with a revamped pitching staff, OSU looks like a squad that will be able to keep the opposition's bats in check. This year's group of pitchers is made up of three transfers - Samantha Clakley, Emmie Robertson and Kendal Judge - as well as two returners - Logan Simunek and Whitney Whitehorn.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Contest
- Oklahoma State has won 39 of its 64 neutral-site invitational games during Kenny Gajewski's two-year tenure as head coach.
- OSU is 32-18 in games decided by two runs or less since the start of the 2016 season.
- Vanessa Shippy has started 200 consecutive games. She has started every possible game during her Oklahoma State career thus far, and has played every position but pitcher in a live game.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has started 148 consecutive games entering this season. Like Shippy, she has started every possible contest during her OSU career.
- Vanessa Shippy has tallied 184 hits to only 46 strikeouts since Gajewski became head coach at OSU.
- Vanessa Shippy has recorded 50 hits over her last 41 games played.
- Emmie Robertson has struck out at least four batters in seven of her 12 appearances this year, including a team-best nine against Oakland on Feb. 18.
- Samantha Clakley has not walked more than two batters in her last nine appearances. On six of those occasions, she did not walk more than one.
- Maddi Holcomb has logged at least one hit in 15 of her last 20 games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has driven in multiple runs on seven occasions this season, including in each of OSU's last three games of the Mizuno Classic.
- Madi Sue Montgomery is also riding a 12-game hitting streak entering Wednesday's matchup vs. Tulsa.
- Sydney Pennington has recorded at least one hit in 19 of her 27 games played thus far and has driven in at least one run on 14 occasions so far in 2018.
- Logan Simunek has allowed just two earned runs in 34.1 innings pitched this season.
STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State softball squad continues its stretch of midweek action with a trip to Tulsa on Wednesday, as the Cowgirls face their in-state rivals in the first half of the 2018 home-and-home series between the two programs. OSU is currently riding a 12-game winning streak, which is tied for the team's longest since a 12-game run in March 2013.
In the Rankings
Oklahoma State is ranked No. 24 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 and is No. 25 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll this week. It is the seventh consecutive week that OSU has held a spot in at least one of the national polls, dating back to last year's end-of-season rankings.
Oklahoma State From a Distance
Oklahoma State enters the 2018 season with a genuine buzz surrounding the program. Much of that has to do with a highly-successful first two years under head coach Kenny Gajewski, as well as a large crop of returning and new talent among the squad this season.
OSU was one of the best teams in the nation at getting on base last season, doing so at a .396 clip. That trend figures to remain a fixture of the team's success in 2018, as much of last year's core returns in this season's lineup. Senior Vanessa Shippy, who owns OSU's career on-base percentage record (.502), will lead the line once again as she looks to cement her place among the all-time great Cowgirls.
Along with Shippy, Oklahoma State's lineup will feature stars like Taylor Lynch, Madi Sue Montgomery, Randee O'Donnell and a host of other top-notch competitors. Among the 13 returners this year, OSU brings more than 75 percent of its total number of at-bats from a season ago (1,219-1,592 AB). That percentage grows when you look strictly at the number of hits that still reside in Stillwater from a season ago (77 pct./355-458 H).
The Cowgirl defense and pitching staff also looks to be improved in 2018. With seven of the eight every-day position starters returning to the field this year, along with a revamped pitching staff, OSU looks like a squad that will be able to keep the opposition's bats in check. This year's group of pitchers is made up of three transfers - Samantha Clakley, Emmie Robertson and Kendal Judge - as well as two returners - Logan Simunek and Whitney Whitehorn.
Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Contest
- Oklahoma State has won 39 of its 64 neutral-site invitational games during Kenny Gajewski's two-year tenure as head coach.
- OSU is 32-18 in games decided by two runs or less since the start of the 2016 season.
- Vanessa Shippy has started 200 consecutive games. She has started every possible game during her Oklahoma State career thus far, and has played every position but pitcher in a live game.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has started 148 consecutive games entering this season. Like Shippy, she has started every possible contest during her OSU career.
- Vanessa Shippy has tallied 184 hits to only 46 strikeouts since Gajewski became head coach at OSU.
- Vanessa Shippy has recorded 50 hits over her last 41 games played.
- Emmie Robertson has struck out at least four batters in seven of her 12 appearances this year, including a team-best nine against Oakland on Feb. 18.
- Samantha Clakley has not walked more than two batters in her last nine appearances. On six of those occasions, she did not walk more than one.
- Maddi Holcomb has logged at least one hit in 15 of her last 20 games.
- Madi Sue Montgomery has driven in multiple runs on seven occasions this season, including in each of OSU's last three games of the Mizuno Classic.
- Madi Sue Montgomery is also riding a 12-game hitting streak entering Wednesday's matchup vs. Tulsa.
- Sydney Pennington has recorded at least one hit in 19 of her 27 games played thus far and has driven in at least one run on 14 occasions so far in 2018.
- Logan Simunek has allowed just two earned runs in 34.1 innings pitched this season.
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